1. WELCOME TO MEDICAL ASSISTING

2. How to Graduate A uniform scrub top must be worn after 4th week
no blue jeans or shorts.
No flip-flops, no hats or sweaters with logos.
Grade of “B” or “A” average including:
CPR
Bloodborne Pathogen
HIPAA
Proof of vaccinations
including Hepatitis and Proof of TB test
Attendance
more than 80% in order to keep up grades
Follow school and site rules,
including honesty and respect of others.
Completion of injection log practice
(state requirement)
Completion of blood pressure log
showing BP practice on 20 people.

3. INTRODUCTIONS Your teacher is Mrs. Brammer Lbrammer@vcoe.org
She can be reached at:
Mrs. Brammer has:
14 years experience as a medical office manager
Placed students in over 200 doctor’s offices.
Certified Medical Assistant
Certified EMT
Masters’ degree in Health, BSc. in Business
Teaching credential
How about you?
Where are you from?
What do you like to do?
Who lives with you?

4. Chapter 1 Scope of Practice HIPAA rules Specialties Abbreviations
What we can do.
HIPAA rules
Release of information
Specialties
Abbreviations
Charting
SOAP
Corrections
Medical history
Reportable diseases
Anatomy

5. What does an MA do?
From Text page 25 chose things you would like to do most.
In your work book page 1, circle 5 things you would enjoy.
Read the list to your neighbor.
Answer the questions in your work book on the legal scope of MA practice.

6. HIPAA REGULATIONS page 4
HIPAA laws give pts control over their health information
NPP = notice of privacy practices
PHI = protected health information
PHI includes any health information that identifies the pt.
E.g.: ______________
Release of information.
4. Pts must sign a release if it is going out of the medical group
Pt is moving
Information given out
Write 6 reasons you need a release
Text Page 21

7. HIPAA REGULATIONS text page 4
Pts do NOT have to sign if it is in the group and for
Treatment,
Payment or
Operations
Treatment
Eg: referred to a specialist in the group
Emergency treatment
Tests by a lab
Payment
Insurance
UR (utilization Review)
Health care operations
Quality Assurance
Contacting pt with information about care
training

8. HIPAA practice Case study 1 page 5 Practice Quiz Specialties
Abbreviations Tx Page 40
Practice Quiz
in your workbook
based on page 4 of the text
Complete a medical release form
With a partner
Complete a consent to treat form.
Discussion:
if your grandmother was very ill and could die, would you tell her? Why or why not?
Would you like to know if you were dying? Why or why not?

9. Quadrants
RUQ, LUQ
RLQ, LLQ

10. Chart Notes – SOAP S= subjective O = objective A= Assessment P = plan
What the pt says
Eg. Headache x 2 days
O = objective
What you see
Eg bruise
Temperature 100.4
A= Assessment
Diagnosis
P = plan
What the doctor tells the pt. to do.
page 29

11. Chart notes parts to charting symptoms: Corrections:
What
is wrong?
Where
it hurts
When
did it start?
How
are you dealing with it?
Medications ?
Sign your name, student MA
Corrections:
One line through it
The date
Your Initials
The Correction
No white out
No scribbles
Page 39

12. health history Case study 2 page 27 Case study 3 page 33
Reportable diseases
Anatomy
Complete a health history
Write symptoms under “Progress Notes” S: O:
Note:
Gravida = number of pregnancies
Para = number of births